Abba Eban, a longtime Israeli diplomat and Cabinet minister, died Sunday at 87. In addition to his work in establishing the State of Israel and his service as a minister in Labor Party governments during the 1960s and 1970s, the dovish Eban served as Israel’s ambassador to the United States and United Nations from 1950 to 1959.
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